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Red and white, hearts and hugs, love is in the air. Whether you are sending love to a friend, relative or a special someone, we have all kinds of heartfelt designs to share with you!

Today I have two tags to share with you, both with a love theme. The first was created using the always fun emboss-resist technique. The embossed images are from Penny Black 30-329 Tweeting Love. I applied Distress Inks to the background. Then I stamped the "grass" on the bottom using Penny Black 40-420 Pastoral and Olive Grove Memento Ink.

I had a blast creating this next tag. Isn't it funny which projects really "get ya going?" The background on this was created with layers of Distress Ink, gesso, and stamping. The die cuts were also colored with Distress Ink.

If you're looking to add Shimmerz Paints to your crafty stash then be sure to mention my name in the "notes to merchant" section when placing an order. The kind folks at Shimmerz will give you free paint just for doing so! (Shop HERE.)

I have made three cards using this awesome new Shimmerz release. For my first card, four new Shimmerz colors take center stage on
the stamped butterfly tag, the focal point of this card design. “Under My Skin”
is a definite go-to neutral which makes all the colors around it POP. “Berry-licious” and “Crimson Tide” blend
beautifully together. And how about that
bright, rich blue of “Anchors Away?” Swoon!
The background for this tag was easily created by spraying watercolor
paper with Spritz “See Ya Latte” and then applying Dazzlers “Spun Sugar”
through a stencil for just a touch of texture in the upper left hand corner.

Here's a closer look at the beautiful shimmer... so pretty in real life!

My next card features the NEW Aqua Huez, watercolors with vibrant color and a flat finish.

And seriously, be still my heart! I love this new product line—bold colors, easily blendable, and oh-so-portable. By stamping the butterflies with a water soluable ink and painting on top, the look achieved is that of a completely hand-painted panel. And by painting with Aqua Huez “Gray Matter” around the stamped images, extra shadows and depth is given to the finished card.

Oh, and if you want to see a short informational video about the new Aqua Huez, I recommend THIS ONE by Missy Whidden.

Mixing and matching is easy with this dreamy new
Tonez set! The background for this card
features all four Tonez mediums. The
stamped flowers were painted with Inklings “Mochachino” along with Shimmerz
“Coffee.” These two colors together are
great for achieving light and dark range on stamped images. I mounted my flowers to an Inchie Arts White ATC Art Square for extra dimension. The Art Square was sprayed with Spritz "See Ya Latte." I just love how I can add sprays to the Art Squares without worrying about warping or piling with the wet media.

And remember, if you're looking to add Shimmerz Paints (including these new products) to your crafty stash then be sure to mention my name in the "notes to merchant" section when placing an order. The kind folks at Shimmerz will give you free paint just for doing so!

Thanks for stopping by the STUDIO today...we'll be back with more "love in the air" very soon!

Red and white, hearts and hugs, love is in the air. Whether you are sending love to a friend, relative or a special someone, we have all kinds of heartfelt designs to share with you!

As soon as I was thinking about the theme of "love is in the Air" I just had to share this card!

The background was created by stamping Penny Black 40-094 Hearts All Over using VersaMark ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock and then applying Pan Pastels over the top. The focal point die cut, Penny Black 51-187 Triple Love, was colored using ShinHan Art Touch Twin Markers and then layered onto a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, lightly inked with Ranger Archival Ink in the color of Aquamarine using an ink blending tool and foam pad.

Red and white, hearts and hugs, love is in the air. Whether you are sending love to a friend, relative or a special someone, we have all kinds of heartfelt designs to share with you!

Oh how true! Love is always in the air and you can never give too much.

I made multiples of these cards to send to four special little girls in my life. I wanted them to know how much they touch my heart. I was able to make these little treasures in a flash by using the same card "recipe" for each design.After watercoloring the girls (Penny Black: XOXO 30-330, Goodness 30-327 Illustrated by Mo Manning) I fussy cut them and then sprayed them with Krylon Clear Acrylic Coating. I loved the effect. They were then elevated on a small strip of Beau Jardins patterned paper. The sentiment (Happy Hearts 30-326) was stamped in onyx black VersaFine and was surrounded by crystal Stickle dots.